It’s only been one game, but I’m ready to reconsider my stance on Josh Anderson’s contract. Okay, maybe not entirely, but his performance against the Toronto Maple Leafs on opening night certainly raised some eyebrows. If he can continue on this pace, Bergevin’s shelling out of $5.5 million per year for Anderson won’t seem as
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens’ rookie defenseman Alexander Romanov isn’t a typical rookie. The 21-year-old left-shot defenseman was drafted 38th overall during the 2018 NHL Entry Draft; however, if that draft were to happen again, he’d probably be a top-10 draft pick. After his time in the KHL, Romanov became one of the top prospects not playing
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, it sounds like Pierre-Luc Dubois would choose the Montreal Canadiens if he could pick his landing spot in any trade. Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks have placed both Kirby Dach and Jonathan Toews on LTIR. Teams are calling the Florida Panthers about Aleksander Barkov. Why? There’s also more news out of
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs played it safe with their goaltending. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers have signed a player off of a PTO, but lost a goalie to the waiver wire. In Vancouver, the team will need to move forward without a couple key pieces for two weeks and there’s plenty
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, expect a huge amount of players to hit the waiver wire today. one story to watch out of Florida might be what’s going on with Keith Yandle. Will he continue his Iron Man streak? What is the story with Brad Marchand’s injury? Is he ready to return or did he
With training camp in full swing, the Montreal Canadiens will have to deal with battles for position and cap issues. The taxi squad will help mitigate the cap issue, and the positional battles will help determine who makes the roster. One player, in particular, will be stuck in the middle of both issues, Paul Byron.
The Montreal Canadiens opened their training camp ahead of the 2020-21 season on Sunday with physicals, medical exams, and the creation of promotional content with the players. Opening day also included a press conference with general manager Marc Bergevin. On the heels of his fruitful offseason, expectations are high in Montreal are high for the
It’s finally here, the start of training camp for the shortened 2020-21 season and general manager Marc Bergevin has put together probably the best team that Habs fans have seen in a long time. The World Junior Championship is into the medal rounds, with multiple Canadiens prospects are still in the hunt for gold, and
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Travis Hamonic to a PTO, while the Winnipeg Jets are still looking to trade Jack Roslovic and finding more than a few interested parties. The Montreal Canadiens were interested in Zdeno Chara and the Toronto Maple Leafs have some serious roster battles brewing at
The Calgary Flames won’t be catching a break from Corey Perry anytime soon, as the league-known agitator has signed a one-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens. Typically, this wouldn’t pose a significant issue for the Flames, but since the NHL’s realignment of their divisions, the Flames will go head-to-head with Perry and the Habs nine
The Montreal Canadiens 2020-21 training camp is set to begin on Jan. 3. General manager Marc Bergevin was busy during the Christmas break adding veteran forwards with Stanley Cup experience in Michaell Frolik and Corey Perry. (Sanjay Acharya/Wikimedia) Before the players and coaches step back into their NHL jobs, I am going to pull out
In this week’s edition of Montreal Canadiens news and rumors, general manager Marc Bergevin signs veterans Michael Frolik and Corey Perry to one-year deals, Habs’ prospects are off to a solid start at the World Juniors, the NHL has released its 2020-21 season schedule, and Bell will be the Canadiens’ official helmet sponsor this year.
The Montreal Canadiens will enter the 2020-21 season with heightened expectations after a surprise performance in the 2020 Playoffs. With strong roster additions in key positions added to the equation, including Tyler Toffoli, Josh Anderson, Joel Edmundson and Jake Allen, the stakes appear to be even higher. In order to showcase their improvement, though, they
There’s a great deal of buzz surrounding Montreal Canadiens’ rookie defenseman Alexander Romanov. The talk is that the young man is the real deal and it will be interesting to see how he handles, not only the stress of playing in Montreal, but the added pressure to perform with some extremely high expectations thrust upon
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Montreal Canadiens will have a decision to make with center Phillip Danault, but one scribe is not convinced the team will trade or sign him. There’s also talk about who the the team might lose during the Seattle expansion draft. In Vegas, the Golden Knights are reportedly seeking a
Montreal Canadiens assistant coach Luke Richardson recently talked about how he was expecting top-prospect defensive prospect Alexander Romanov to take over a spot on their blue line immediately for the 2020-21 season. After he was a surprise second-round pick at the 2018 NHL Draft, Romanov had a lot to prove as an 18-year-old defenseman taking
Having your number retired is among the greatest honours an NHL player can receive. Knowing that your number will never again be worn on that team speaks to the impact the NHL greats have had on their organization. No team has bestowed this honour more than the Montréal Canadiens. The Habs have retired 14 numbers,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk from one former NHL GM and current analyst about how effective Joe Thornton will actually be in Toronto. Meanwhile, in Montreal, associate coach Kirk Muller is talking about expected improvements to the Canadiens power play. There are updates on free agent forward Mike Hoffman and Anthony Duclair
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